diff --git a/components/board/board.go b/components/board/board.go
index e1da4dce3a7..fd0660b6506 100644
--- a/components/board/board.go
+++ b/components/board/board.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type Analog interface {
 	Write(ctx context.Context, value int, extra map[string]interface{}) error
 }
 
+// AnalogRange contains themin, max, and stepSize of the analog reader.
 type AnalogRange struct {
 	Min      float32
 	Max      float32
diff --git a/components/board/mcp3008helper/mcp3008.go b/components/board/mcp3008helper/mcp3008.go
index 4d2d0338f73..45c3755b8c4 100644
--- a/components/board/mcp3008helper/mcp3008.go
+++ b/components/board/mcp3008helper/mcp3008.go
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ func (config *MCP3008AnalogConfig) Validate(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mar *MCP3008AnalogReader) Read(ctx context.Context, extra map[string]interface{}) (value int, analogRange board.AnalogRange, err error) {
+func (mar *MCP3008AnalogReader) Read(ctx context.Context, extra map[string]interface{}) (
+	value int, analogRange board.AnalogRange, err error,
+) {
 	var tx [3]byte
 	tx[0] = 1                            // start bit
 	tx[1] = byte((8 + mar.Channel) << 4) // single-ended
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ func (mar *MCP3008AnalogReader) Read(ctx context.Context, extra map[string]inter
 	// garbage and might be non-zero.
 	val := 0x03FF & ((int(rx[1]) << 8) | int(rx[2]))
 
-	//TODO: wtf is the analog range for this
+	// returning blank analog range since mcp3008 will be removed soon.
 	return val, board.AnalogRange{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/components/board/numato/board.go b/components/board/numato/board.go
index aff0b9e5d8b..c0fde351bbb 100644
--- a/components/board/numato/board.go
+++ b/components/board/numato/board.go
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ func (a *analog) Read(ctx context.Context, extra map[string]interface{}) (int, b
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, board.AnalogRange{}, err
 	}
-	var max float32 = 0.0
-	var stepSize float32 = 0.0
+	var max float32
+	var stepSize float32
 	switch a.b.productID {
 	case 0x805:
 		// 128 channel usb numato has 12 bit resolution
diff --git a/components/board/pinwrappers/analog_smoother_test.go b/components/board/pinwrappers/analog_smoother_test.go
index b3dc2626d4b..deb4342d0a6 100644
--- a/components/board/pinwrappers/analog_smoother_test.go
+++ b/components/board/pinwrappers/analog_smoother_test.go
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ func TestAnalogSmoother1(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testutils.WaitForAssertionWithSleep(t, 10*time.Millisecond, 200, func(tb testing.TB) {
 		tb.Helper()
-		v, _, err := as.Read(context.Background(), nil)
+		v, analogRange, err := as.Read(context.Background(), nil)
 		test.That(tb, err, test.ShouldEqual, errStopReading)
 		test.That(tb, v, test.ShouldEqual, 52)
+		test.That(tb, analogRange.Min, test.ShouldEqual, 0)
+		test.That(tb, analogRange.Max, test.ShouldEqual, 3.3)
+		test.That(tb, analogRange.StepSize, test.ShouldEqual, 0.1)
 
 		// need lock to access testReader.n
 		testReader.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/components/board/server_test.go b/components/board/server_test.go
index d9048dc94d0..bf7ccd333bc 100644
--- a/components/board/server_test.go
+++ b/components/board/server_test.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func TestServerSetPWMFrequency(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-//nolint:dupl
+
 func TestServerReadAnalogReader(t *testing.T) {
 	type request = pb.ReadAnalogReaderRequest
 	type response = pb.ReadAnalogReaderResponse
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func TestServerWriteAnalog(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-//nolint:dupl
+
 func TestServerGetDigitalInterruptValue(t *testing.T) {
 	type request = pb.GetDigitalInterruptValueRequest
 	type response = pb.GetDigitalInterruptValueResponse